8.13.2013

The Lacy Beast

I just finished my very first lace shawl design and I am feeling over the moon.

Not just because I designed it. But because it is finally. off. my. needles. And because I didn't kill anyone in the process of creating this lacy beast.

This shawl was ripped out and re-knit so many times that I lost count. Or at least I have repressed the memory. Being the lazy and over confident knitter that I sometimes can be, I could not be bothered with putting in lifelines. Instead I fearlessly shoved hundreds of lacy stitches off of the needles, ripped back and tediously had to feed all of those tiny yarn overs and decreases back onto my circular needle... over and over and over again.

Several times I wanted to give up. Several times I wanted to disown this project.

But in the end, I kept with it. I conquered the beast. The battle has been fought and won.

Just beautiful! As a fledgling designer and fellow fearless knitter, I feel you pain! So often I do exactly the same thing and then rip, rip, rip (with nary a lifeline in sight!) So glad you persisted with this, the result is truly stunning.

Very beautiful! I can't imagine how frustrating it is to continually rip something out. If I get to that point, I just toss it in a corner until I am up for ripping it all out and making the yarn in to something else! lol

Since I am a new knitter, I could FEEL your pain...at having to re-knit over and over. I am ashamed to say, that it is nice to know that wonderfully experienced knitters like yourself DO indeed have to rip things out ;-). Lovely shawl!